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Cloud computing chalk_talk
1. Cloud Computing
What Is It and Why Should You Care?
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2. What Is The Cloud
• Computers that are somewhere else.
vs.
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3. What Makes It Possible
• Networking
• Workstation Performance
• Enabling Software
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4. Why Should You Care
• Operating Costs
• Opportunity Costs
• Cash Flow
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5. Operating Cost
• Equipment
• Maintenance
• Staff
• Footprint
• Electricity
• Air Conditioning
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6. Opportunity Costs
• Revenue vs. Overhead
• Underutilization
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7. Cash Flow
• Realizing Capital Expense
• Investment To Commissioning Delay
• Utilization
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8. Cloud Benefits
• Disaster Prep
• Utilization
• Economies of Scale
• Expense Realization
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9. For The Future
• Invest In Revenue Generation
• Outsource Infrastructure and Support Services
• Value agility
• Operate with a small footprint
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